Brahmi inscriptions at Gundaram Rock Shelter in Telangana Archaeological Survey of India has discovered two Brahmi inscriptions at the Gundaram rock shelter in Telangana, providing new evidence on the region’s early history and the Satavahana period. One inscription records that a member of the Hāritiputra lineage, likely of the Chuṭu dynasty and a friend of the Satavahana prince Kumāra Hakusiri, excavated the cave for Buddhist monks, suggesting a link between the Chuṭus and the Satavahanas. The second inscription mentions that the area east of the hill was under Siri Devarāna’s authority. It also features the trident and damaru symbols, making it the earliest known inscription in South India to include these auspicious symbols alongside the text. Source: Archaeological Survey of India